Election day is Tuesday, November 5, for the state and federal General Election (presidential), including town elections in: Belle Meade; Forest Hills; Goodlettsville Municipal Elections; and also the Metro Nashville Transit Improvement Program Referendum Election.
Nashvillians will have the opportunity to vote for president and vice president, United States House of Representatives for District 6 and 7, United States Senate, Tennessee Senate District 20, multiple Tennessee House of Representatives Districts as well as the Mayor’s Transit Improvement Program.
Vice President Kamala Harris is the first Black woman to receive a major political party’s nomination for president (Shirley Chisholm was the first Black woman to run for president in the primaries).
Other notable races include Heidi Campbell who is up for re-election to the Tenn. State Senate District 20; Gloria Johnson who is challenging Republican Marsha Blackburn for her U.S. Senate seat; former Nashville Mayor Megan Barry who is challenging incumbent Mark Green; and Justin Jones of the Tennessee Three who is being challenged by Republican Party nominee Laura Nelson.
Additionally, the Transit Improvement Program Referendum is on the ballot. Voters can vote for or against the referendum that:
“allows the Metropolitan Government to complete the entire priority sidewalk network when combined with annual capital spending, provide significantly expanded 24-hour public transportation service 365 days a year including frequent service on major routes, add more neighborhood transit centers, improve safety for all roadway users, and upgrade and modernize nearly two-thirds of the city’s signalized intersections.
This program’s capital cost is estimated to have a current cost of $3,096,000,000. Once construction is complete, the estimated value of recurring annual operating and maintenance costs is approximately $111,000,000. The Metropolitan Transit Authority (WeGo), Nashville Department of Transportation and Multimodal Infrastructure, Metro Planning Department, and Mayor’s Office, in partnership with other Metro departments, will undertake implementation of the program.
This program will be funded by federal grants, revenues from transportation system fares, debt, and a sales tax surcharge of 0.5%. The tax surcharge will end once all debt issued for the transit improvement program has been paid and the Metropolitan Council determines by resolution that the revenues from the tax surcharges are no longer needed for operation of the program.”
On Election Day, the polls are open from 7 am–7 pm.
You must vote at your assigned location, which can be found via:
- Your voter registration card
- The Polling Place Finder <maps.nashville.gov/PollingPlaceFinder
- GoVoteTN <web.go-vote-tn.elections.tn.gov/>
- The Election Commission (615) 862-8800
Voters must present a photo ID issued by the federal or Tennessee state government unless an exemption applies.
